The relentless pursuit of tone is a journey brimming with the discovery of gear, electronics and chops. This Premier Clinic section focuses on the latter with a continuing series of lesson plans across blues, rock, jazz, fingerstyle and special techniques.
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This month we continue our lesson plans designed to beef up your country, rock and jazz chops, along with a special arrangement for all of our fingerstyle players.
Rock - Hell Struggle Solo
Trey Alexander alternate picks through a Quantum Rock solo
(originally from Trey Alexander’s
Quantum Rock)
Country - Chicken Pickin’ Rhythm
Joe Dalton shows us a quintessential rockabilly rhythm riff
(originally from Joe Dalton’s
Big Twang )
Jazz - Another Spicy 12-Bar Solo
Mark Stefani explores a 12-bar blues chorus with some fun double-stops
(originally from Mark Stefani’s
Jazzed Blues Assembly Lines )
Fingerstyle - Rag for Ry
The Acoustic Guitar Workshop presents “Rag for Ry,” a tune dedicated to Ry Cooder
(originally from Acoustic Guitar Workshop’s
Fingerstyle Fusion )
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